When I looked at the DNA origins section on Ancestry.com, I found a history of life in southern Norway, where my paternal Nelson-Jensen...

First Generation: Ole Jensen (William Hastie) (1)3 Second Generation: Borea Hastie (2) Edgar Hastie (3) William Hastie (4) Read More Here:

When we were in Norway in 2018, my good friend, Harald Søren Storaker, took me to some prehistoric archaeological sites in what was then...

The Nelson ancestors originated in the rural areas surrounding the town of Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, west of Kristiansand.  My...

Jensine Caroline Jenssen was born on 18 September 1854, baptized on 22 October 1854, and confirmed as Jensine Caroline Børresdatter...

Norway has a rich architectural history, and like any form of art, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Personally, I love...

My dad’s mother’s mother was a Jenssen who immigrated from Norway. A portion of the Jenssen family has deep roots in Kristiansand,...

My great-great-grandfather on my dad's mother's side of the family was Børre Andreas Jensen. He was born on June 9, 1834, in...

Børre Andreas Jenssen was a carpenter living in Kristiansand, Norway, born there on 9 June 1831. He was the son of Jens Christiansen from...

A portion of the Jenssen Family has deep roots in Kristiansand, Norway. The city, the fifth largest city in Norway with about 90,000...

In 1988, David Crankshaw wrote the first edition of the Jenssen Family History book that provided the genealogy of Børre Andreas Jenssen...

When my wife and I went to Norway, I thought I would try out my few phrases in Norwegian, but to my surprise, they corrected me in...

Whew! Americans made it through another election. We heard promises that they may or may not keep. We threw some rascals out, knowing...

Every nation seems to have national folk costumes that showcase the talents of local seamstresses. Norway is no exception. However, in...

Syttende Mai (the seventeenth of May) is probably one of the most important holidays in Norway. It celebrates the signing of the...

In an earlier article, I mentioned that my great-grandparents were Johannes (John) Tobias Nelson, and Jensine Jensen. Still, I did not...

As a city planner by trade, I was delighted to find that the hometown of my great grandparents, John and Jensine (Jensen) Nelson, was one...

My mother’s mother’s mother’s mother was named Andrea Thomine Olsdatter, born the 27th of Feb. 1827 in Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway....